39 MAC Pt. 101, Ch. 13, R. 7.1
The Executive Committee shall determine and assess penalties according to Miss
Cite as 39 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 101, Ch. 13, R. 7.1
The Executive Committee shall determine and assess penalties according to Miss.
Code Ann. § 77-13-27. In determining the penalty for a violation, the Executive
Committee shall consider the following:
(1)
The Respondent’s demonstrated history of one-call, design, and excavation
practices, including the following:
(a)
The number of locate requests received and responded to.
(b)
The number of locates completed.
(c)
The number of one calls placed.
(d)
The number of excavations completed.
(e)
The number of design or development projects.
(2)
The nature, circumstances, and gravity of the violation, including the
amount of damage involved in relation to the violation, and whether it
resulted in death, serious injury, dismemberment, or a significant threat to
public safety.
(3)
The organizational size of the Respondent.
(4)
The history or number of violations by the respondent based on information
maintained by the Board.
(5)
The good faith effort on the Respondent’s part in attempting to achieve
compliance after the violation was identified.
(6)
The cooperativeness of the Respondent.
(7)
And other factors which would tend to aggravate or mitigate fault.